Cleary was briefly knocked out of Game 5 of the Red
Wings' first-round playoff series with Anaheim when he was hit from behind by Ducks
forward Daniel Winnik with 4:45 left in the second period.

Cleary had to be helped off the ice and the Red Wings got a
five-minute power play when Winnik was hit with a major penalty for boarding.

The
Red Wings failed to score on the power play and that was a big blow – perhaps even bigger than
the one Cleary absorbed – in a 3-2 overtime loss that gave the Ducks a 3-2 series lead heading to Detroit for Game 6 Friday night at Joe Louis Arena.

After the game, Cleary didn't have much of an opinion on the
hit. He didn't even know who threw it.

"I didn't see him coming at all," Cleary said. "It hurt. I
really didn't even see it. I think it was Winnik. I went to get the puck behind
the net and reverse and I didn't even see him coming.

"I had to come in and do some testing and see the docs."

Cleary returned for the start of the third period and was
able to finish the game. But afterward, he was feeling the effects.

"We let it slip away, for sure," Cleary said. "I
thought we played real well. Just got to win the game on Friday but I thought
we played well tonight. We deserved better than that.''

• The matchup with the Ducks marks the sixth time in Red Wings history they've played three overtimes in the same series.

The last time was in 2009 against the Chicago Blackhawks in
the Western Conference Finals. The Red Wings won 3-2 in Game 2, lost 4-3 in Game 3 and won
the fifth and final game 2-1 to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals against
Pittsburgh.

The Red Wings have never played a four overtime game in the
playoffs.

The Game 5 loss also marked the 11th time the Red Wings have
went to overtime in a playoff game against the Ducks. They're 5-6 in those
games.

• Detroit leads the all-time playoff series with Anaheim
16-14. That includes a 7-8 record in Anaheim. ... Nick Bonino's game winner was
his first overtime playoff goal. ... Bonino's two game-winning goals in the
series share the NHL lead.